The Gardens Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres near Eddystone Point.

1st Swell

Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore early this evening.

Weather Situation

A cold front is crossing Tasmania from the west, expected to clear to the east of the state by early Thursday morning. A high pressure system is forecast to move over waters south of the Bight and extend a ridge over Tasmania into Thursday. The high centre is expected to move eastwards over Tasmania, to be over the Tasman Sea by Friday, directing a northeasterly stream over Tasmania into Saturday. A trough approaches the west of Tasmania during Saturday, forecast to cross the state overnight into Sunday, as a new high pressure ridge extends over Tasmania from the west.